I wasn't going to say anything, because I didn't feel it was my place. I'm still pretty new on the site and had never talked to Benni. I wasn't about to make assumptions about a someone I had never met with comments like, "She was a good person, and she's in a better place now." Truth is, I don't know what kind of girl she was, nor what kind of place she was in. All I know was that she touched the hearts of a lot of people. It's hard when someone dies, especially when they were so obviously well-loved.
But then, someone posted pictures in the SGTC group, and I realized that I did meet Erika. I met this girl. The pictures were of a wedding she had attended last summer. I was one of the photographers for that wedding. I remember being infatuated with Erika. She was gorgeous, with beautiful tattoos and, though she seemed shy and quiet, something about her radiated. I remember being too stupid-shy to take any good pictures of her. Silly to think about now, considering that she was paid to be a model.
I feel cold all over. I'm not devastated by Erika's passing, but I am forlorn. I mean, I didn't really know her. I just met her once. What were the odds... I'm convinced that 6th degrees of separation is a real phenomenon. You never know what sort of incredible people you'll bump into in life. Crazy.
To those that knew her, may you find comfort and solace in each other. Tell good stories, and take care of one another.
But then, someone posted pictures in the SGTC group, and I realized that I did meet Erika. I met this girl. The pictures were of a wedding she had attended last summer. I was one of the photographers for that wedding. I remember being infatuated with Erika. She was gorgeous, with beautiful tattoos and, though she seemed shy and quiet, something about her radiated. I remember being too stupid-shy to take any good pictures of her. Silly to think about now, considering that she was paid to be a model.
I feel cold all over. I'm not devastated by Erika's passing, but I am forlorn. I mean, I didn't really know her. I just met her once. What were the odds... I'm convinced that 6th degrees of separation is a real phenomenon. You never know what sort of incredible people you'll bump into in life. Crazy.
To those that knew her, may you find comfort and solace in each other. Tell good stories, and take care of one another.